Proverbs 21:16
A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of + 21:16 Heb. Rephaim. giants.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
In Context
15It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy man is abominable with evil-doers.
17A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;
Cross References
Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise; and pay your vows to the Most High. 1
Proverbs 2:18For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the + 2:18 See Heb. giants.
Proverbs 7:26for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
Proverbs 13:20If you walk with wise men you shall be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.
Zephaniah 1:6and them that turn aside from the Lord, and them that seek not the Lord, and them that cleave not to the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:16
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Note, 1. It is a pleasure and satisfaction to good men both to see justice administered by the government they live under, right taking place and iniquity suppressed, and also to practise it themselves, according as their sphere is. They not only do justice, but do it with pleasure, not only for fear of shame, but for love of virtue. 2. It is a terror to wicked men to see the laws put in execution against vice and… Read the whole commentary →